Along with tardy guests who can delay departure, there is the chance of high winds, resulting in flying food, forks and even people.
Ryerson et al. [111] analyzed the possible fuel savings from Air Traffic Management (ATM) improvements and the study explored the impact of the airborne delay, departure delay, and excess planned flight time, and terminal efficiency in fuel consumption using econometric techniques.
where A(i), T i),,,,, are called the inter-cluster parameters that are the amplitude, delay, departure, and arrival angles (in azimuth and elevation) of ray cluster i, respectively, and (2).
Shackleton, not wanting to delay departure any longer than he had to, decided to go south instead and attempt a circumnavigation of the Antarctic continent.
Shackleton followed the Norwegians' advice to delay departure until later in the summer, and it was not until 5 December that the Endurance steamed south for the Weddell Sea.
Taking the storage space of other passengers is rude and can potentially delay departure as they search for storage.
The lines for buses to various cities stretched around the block as delayed departures piled up and riders grumbled about the lack of information.
Last summer, side-effects of this were showing up, with a shortage of ground staff routinely delaying departures at Gatwick by one hour most afternoons.
As a result, delayed departures of flights from distant cities are a "distinct possibility," said Doug Church, a spokesman for the union, the National Air Traffic Controllers Association.
Thomas J. Lueck (NYT) MANHATTAN: ELECTRICAL FIRE DELAYS TRAINS -- A small electrical fire at Grand Central Terminal yesterday filled the train tunnels with smoke, delaying departures for more than 30 minutes during the evening rush hour.
